Masterspec Products

Construction Information Limited (CIL) are an industry-owned entity tasked with creating and maintaining resources and tools for the construction, design and building industry in New Zealand.

In fitting with international trends, the Masterspec suite of tools have intuitive data collation and connectivity as a core build strategy. The entire Masterspec NextGen2 platform was created not just to allow users to write specifications, but as a data collection and delivery tool that can be expanded as more data sources, such as usable BIM objects, come online.

CIL/Masterspec Product range.

CIL/Masterspec have developed a range of cloud-based products that integrate and connect external construction data with our own pre-prepared libraries of data. The four main current products are;

Masterspec is New Zealand's premiere construction specifications tool. With over 1000 work sections, including over 640 branded sections with specific product detail, more than 1,400 practices with over 6,000 specifiers rely on Masterspec to deliver quality specifications that are correct, concise, comprehensive and up to date.

The miproducts National Product Database links directly to the Masterspec system, enabling comprehensive and up to date product information to be at the fingertips of the specifier, displayed live directly on their workstation as they specify.

A world first, the MasterKey keynoting tool sits 'between' a Masterspec specification and the designer's 3D drawing programme, taking data from the Part Four Selections of a Masterspec work section and creating keynotes to use in the drawings. If a selection changes in the specification, MasterKey will update that keynote throughout the drawing set with a single click of the mouse.

While not a Masterspec product as such, the Standards Online library subscription available through Masterspec is the perfect accompaniment to the Masterspec system. Masterspec Standards Online is a bespoke collection of Standards curated to match the content of the Masterspec work sections. Each mention of a Standard in a section is hot-linked to the Standard and is available for review and referencing in a specification.

Please note: You Must have a Masterspec subscription to subscribe to Standards Online. You must have a Masterspec subscription of the Basic library or above to subscribe to MasterKey.

CIL/Masterspec - the future.

Masterspec spend a large proportion of their annual budget on Research and Development, and are also involved in developing future connectivity systems and standards, such as an International BIM Object Standard and the International BIM dictionary.

Masterspec are actively working with Government, Councils and other BCA's to help ensure the highest quality of construction in New Zealand. Future products will continue to be developed to meet and exceed industry needs.